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I can't find much information on this word. I know that it means
"backstabbing" or "betrayal", but there are little to no example sentences
which use it. For example, would I use it in a sentence like "a backstabbing
person", and if so, would this be along the lines of 裏切りな人 or something
completely different?


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How would you use 裏切り in a sentence?


`[裏切]{うら・ぎ}り` is just the noun form of the verb `[裏切]{うら・ぎ}る`. So to describe
a backstabbing person (backstabber), you can just say
`[裏切]{うら・ぎ}る(者{もの}・人{ひと})`. Although there is also the special compound noun
`[裏切]{うら・ぎ}り者{もの}` for the same meaning. There's a slight usage nuance that I
can't quite put into words, but it's not so big that it's something to worry
about.

And of course, the verb `[裏切]{うら・ぎ}る` conjugates as a [五段動詞]{ご・だん・どう・し}, the
same as 切{き}る by itself.

There are many examples of this in the Bible, especially concerning Judas
betraying Jesus. You can search for the term `裏切` (leave off the okurigana)
[online here](http://www.bible.or.jp/read/titletext.html) if you want to find
some of these examples.


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As the noun form, it can also be used simply like this.

彼の裏切りにカッとした。 (I, or someone else) flew into a rage at his **betrayal**.


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